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scored anawd 5spd wagon---cheap. wanna convert my 2wd to awd. i believe this is what i need: trans/case,mounts and carrier,rear shaft,diff,rear axles,struts and knuckles, and gas tank. are there any electrical controls to the t-case? i was told the t-case is all mechanical with a viscous coupler. are these couplers known to go bad?

anyone??????

Look under "Modifications"
http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/subaru.html

It's be easiest to get an AWD transmission rather than modify your 2WD one.

you may have misunderstood me. i have a complete awd 5spd donor car. minus the engine.

So what is your question?

The center differential can go bad if the car was towed on two wheels.

Is the starter the same between 5speed and auto?

Dont forget to grab the entire clutch from the engine.

doesn't the AWD gas tank make room for the driveshaft and diff?
you might want to make sure they are the same

my question was mainly about possible electrical issues with the swap. i guess my question was answered in another thread. i guess the 5mt awd will not require any additional wiring than my 5mt fwd. i was just looking for confirmation with that.

There are reverse and neutral switches on the transmission for a grand total of 4 wires. If you see more wires on it you are hallucinating.

thanks a lot guys. my only awd before now was an auto. just confirming that the 5mt didn't have electrical t-case controls that i'd have to contend with.

There are many non US 5 speed manual that have electrical center differentials. Also my 1990 XT6 had a locking center differential that was electronic.

If you get your 5 speed from any US legacy/impreza you will be fine assuming you match the final drive ratio to your rear differential.

let me say it again: i'm taking the transmission and rear end and the gas tank from the donor car in order to make my 2wd into a 4wd.

^^ we all got that so what you waitting for go get it done then. wasteing time posting it agian......... when you got a bit of work a head of you

i run a very busy 1-man repair shop, and have kids,so my time is limited. planning on pulling parts from donor on saturday. my new clutch shuold be here monday-ups. next saturday i'll have time for swapping my 2wd to 4wd. i'll post back after that.

well, she's done. only one stumble i didn't plan on----the shifters are different. the awd sits closer up to the body to accomodate the driveshaft. the shifter posts are also styled different. now the rear sits a little higher since the donor car was a wagon. the fender to tire clearence is about equal to the front. took about 7 hours total---not hurrying. thanks to all for your help.